Miniature Rose Plant Named &#39;Poulpar127&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new garden rose plant of the Miniature class which has abundant, red-purple flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

Botanical designation: Rosa hybrida.

Variety denomination: ‘Poulpar127’.

This application claims priority to Plant Breeder's Rights Application Number 2020/2270, which was filed at the Community Plant Variety Rights Office in the European Union on Sep. 21, 2020, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing between the female seed parent, an unnamed seedling, and the male pollen parent, also an unnamed seedling. Both of the parent varieties are non-patented.

The two parents were crossed during the summer of 2012 and the resulting seeds were planted in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. The new variety, named ‘Poulpar127’, originated as a single seedling from the stated cross.

The new variety may be distinguished from its male pollen parent and female seed parent primarily by the following characteristics. The male pollen parent plant has orange blend flowers while the new variety has red-purple flowers. The female seed parent plant has mauve flowers while the new variety has red-purple flowers.

The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety was to create a new and distinct variety with unique qualities, such as:

-   -   1. Uniform and abundant red-purple flowers;     -   2. Vigorous, but compact growth when propagated on its own         roots;     -   3. Exceptional disease resistance.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously available commercial cultivars of this type, known to the inventor, and distinguish ‘Poulpar127’ from all other varieties of which we are aware.

As part of the rose development program, Mogens N. Olesen germinated the seeds from the aforementioned hybridization during winter of 2012 and conducted evaluations on the resulting seedlings in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. ‘Poulpar127’ was selected in the spring of 2013 by the inventor as a single plant from the progeny of the aforementioned hybridization.

Asexual reproduction of ‘Poulpar127’ by rooted cuttings was first done by Mogens N. Olesen in the nursery in Fredensborg, Denmark in July, 2013. This initial and other subsequent asexual propagations conducted in controlled environments have demonstrated that the characteristics of ‘Poulpar127’ are true to type and are transmitted from one generation to the next.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustrations show as true as is reasonably possible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typical characteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of ‘Poulpar127’.

Specifically illustrated in FIG. 1 of the drawings are

Specifically illustrated in FIG. 2 of the drawings are

Plants shown are 2 years of age.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘Poulpar127’, as observed in its growth in a controlled environment greenhouse in Odense Denmark. Observed plants are 4 months old and were grown on their own roots in 19 cm containers. Color references are made using The Royal Horticultural Society (London, England) Colour Chart, 2001, except where common terms of color are used.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety ‘Poulpar089’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 28,016 are compared to ‘Poulpar127’ in Chart 1.

CHART 1 ‘Poulpar127’ ‘Poulpar089’ Petal Count 80 25 Flower Diameter 50 mm 65 mm General Tonality Red-Purple Red-Purple of Flower Color Group 62A Group 65A and 65C

-   Flower and flower bud:     -   -   Blooming habit.—Continuous.         -   Flower bud.—Size: Upon opening, 29 mm in length from base of             receptacle to end of bud. Bud diameter is 13 mm. Bud form:             Ovoid. Bud color: As sepals divide petals are Red-Purple             Group 58C and Red-Purple Group 62A. Sepal inner surface:             Color: Green Group 138B. Surface: Strongly pubescent. Sepal             outer surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Texture:             Smooth. Sepal Shape: Apex: Cirrhose. Base: Flat at union             with receptacle. Sepal Margin: Margins have moderate             foliaceous appendages on three of the five sepals. Sepal             size: 25 mm long, 8 mm wide. Receptacle: Texture: Smooth.             Size: 7 mm in height, 10 mm wide. Color: Yellow-Green Group             144A. Shape: Campanulate. Pedicel: Surface: Smooth. Length:             50 to 65 mm. Diameter: 2.5 mm on average. Color:             Yellow-Green Group 144A. Strength: Strong. Peduncle: Length:             3 to 6 cm. Diameter: About 3 mm. Color: Yellow-Green Group             144A. Texture: Smooth.         -   Flower bud development.—Flower buds are borne in clusters of             5 to 15 flower buds per stem.         -   Flower bloom.—Fragrance: Light floral. Duration: The blooms             have a duration on the plant of approximately 19 days.             Petals fall cleanly away from plant after flowers have fully             matured. Size: Flower diameter is 50 mm when open. Flower             depth is 15 mm. Flower shape: Open cup, very double flower,             with petals that curve out from the center. Shape of flower,             side view: The upper portion is convex. The lower portion is             deep concave.         -   Petalage.—Under normal conditions, flowers have about 80             petals.         -   General tonality of flower.—Open flowers are Red-Purple             Group 62A.         -   Petal color.—Upon opening, outer petals Upper surface:             Red-Purple Group 68B. Basal spot Green-White Group 157D.             Lower surface: Red-Purple Group 65A splashed with Red-Purple             Group 65B. Basal spot Yellow-Green Group 145D. Upon opening,             inner petals: Upper surface: Red-Purple Group N66A. Basal             spot Green-Yellow Group 1D. Lower surface: Red-Purple Group             N66B. Basal spot Green-Yellow Group 1D. After opening, outer             & inner petals Upper surface: Red-Purple Group 62A with             Green-Yellow Group 1D at basal petal spot. Lower surface:             Red-Purple Group 65A splashed with 65B, Green-Yellow Group             1D petal spot.         -   Petals.—Petal Reflex: Somewhat reflexed. Margin: Entire and             uniform. Strong undulations. Shape: Broad and elliptic. Apex             shape: Rounded. Base shape: Acute. Size: 24 mm (l)×25 mm             (w). Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Average.         -   Petaloids.—Size: 11 mm (l)×4 mm (w). Quantity: About 20.             Shape: Elliptical with an acute base and rounded apices.             Color: The upper surface is Red-Purple Group 62A with             Green-Yellow Group 1D at basal petaloid spot. Red-Purple             Group 65A on the lower surface splashed with 65B,             Green-Yellow Group 1D petaloid spot.         -   Reproductive flower parts.—Pollen: None observed. Anthers:             Size: 1 mm in length. Color: Greyed-Yellow Group 160A.             Quantity: 45 on average. Filaments: Color: Yellow-Green             Group 145D. Length: 4 mm. Pistils: Length: 5 mm. Quantity:             50 on average. Stigmas: Color: Yellow-Green Group 145D.             Styles: Color: Yellow-Green Group 145D. Location of stigmas:             Even in location relative to the length of the filaments and             the height of the anthers. Hips: None Observed. -   Plant:     -   -   Plant growth.—Upright, bushy. Plants are about 35 cm in             height, and 35 cm wide.         -   Stems.—Color of juvenile growth: Yellow-Green Group 144B.             Color of mature growth: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Length:             Canes are about 22 cm from the base of the plant to the             flowering portion. Diameter: About 5 mm. Internodes: On             mature canes about 31 mm between nodes. Surface Texture:             Young wood: Smooth. Older wood: Smooth.         -   Long prickles.—Incidence: 9 prickles per 10 cm of stem.             Size: Average length of prickles on mature stems is 7 mm.             Shape: Upper portion is linear. Lower portion is concave.             Color: Juvenile prickles: Mature prickles: Greyed-Yellow             Group 160C.         -   Plant foliage.—Compound leaf: 112 mm (l)×70 (w). Quantity: 3             leaves per 10 cm of stem on average. Leaf bearing angle to             the stem: 45 degrees. Color of juvenile foliage: Upper side:             Yellow-Green Group 144A. Lower side: Yellow-Green Group             144B. Color of mature foliage: Upper side: Yellow-Green             Group 147A. Lower side: Yellow-Green Group 146B.         -   Plant leaves and leaflets.—Stipules: Size: 6 mm long, 3 mm             wide. Quantity: 2 per compound leaf. Shape: Linear, slightly             broad based with outward extending apices. Margins: Finely             serrated. Color: Petiole: Length: 25 mm. Diameter: 1.7 mm.             Upper surface color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Lower surface             color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Rachis: Length: 35 mm. Upper             surface color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Lower surface color:             Yellow-Green Group 144A. Leaflet: Quantity: Normally 5             leaflets. Margins: Serrated. Size: Terminal leaflets are             about 46 mm long, 29 mm wide. Shape: Generally elliptical.             Base: Rounded. Apex: Acute. Texture: Smooth. Thickness:             Average. Arrangement: Odd pinnate. Venation: Reticulate.             Glossiness: Moderately glossy.         -   Disease resistance.—Above average resistance to powdery             mildew Sphaerotheca pannosa var. Rosae, downy mildew             Peronospora sparsa, rust Phragmidium spp., black spot             Diplocarpon rosae, and Botrytis cinerea under normal growing             conditions.         -   Cold hardiness.—The variety is tolerant to USDA Cold             Hardiness Zone 6.         -   Heat tolerance.—The variety has been found to be suitable             for climate conditions found in the American Horticulture             Society heat zone 7. 

We claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the Miniature rose class named ‘Poulpar127’, substantially as illustrated and described herein, due to its abundant red-purple flowers, disease resistance, and extended period of bloom. 